The Royals took it to the Rays 8-2 on Thursday afternoon to move to two games over .500. Witt was 1-for-3 with a home run, extending his hitting streak to 22 games.

The Kansas City Royals enter May with a 16-15 record. And that seems like a major success considering that the Royals’ offense has scuffled all season. KC entered Wednesday’s game averaging 3.13 runs per game, which ranked last in the majors.

Witt has a hit in 22 consecutive games, tied with Brian McRae (1991) for the sixth-longest hitting streak in Royals history

Even though he was 1,300 miles from home, Kansas City left-hander Noah Cameron was able to celebrate his first major league start — and his first victory — with family and friends